Georgia's Landmarks, Memorials, and Legends Vol 1 Part 1 - Paperback

by Lucien Knight (Author)

Take a bite out of The Peach State's history with accounts of Light Horse Harry Lee's bivouac, Jefferson Davis's arrest at Irwinville, and much more.

Back Jacket

Items covered in this first volume include Light Horse Harry Lee's bivouac, the true story of Jefferson Davis's arrest at Irwinville, the Old Creek Indian Agency, and historical outlines, original settlers, and distinguished residents of the following counties:

Appling
Baker
Baldwin
Banks
Bartow
Ben Hill
Berrien
Bibb
Bleckley
Brooks
Bryan
Bulloch
Burke
Butts
Calhoun
Camden
Campbell
Carroll
Catoosa
Charlton
Chatham
Chattahoochee
Chattooga
Cherokee
Clarke
Clay
Clayton
Clinch
Cobb
Coffee
Colquitt
Columbia
Coweta
Crawford
Crisp
Dade
Dawson
Decatur
DeKalb
Dodge
Dooly
Dougherty Douglas
Early
Echols
Effingham
Elbert
Emanuel
Fannin
Fayette
Floyd
Forsyth
Franklin

A four-year endeavor, this comprehensive record of Georgia was originally published in 1913 and 1914. Lucian Lamar Knight conscientiously preserved the state's history through meticulous research of courthouse records, news clippings, libraries, and even cemetery headstones. His interviews with all of Georgia's most prominent patriotic organizations also harvested a wealth of rare information. Each original volume is divided into two parts, offering four easy-to-reference books. The series boasts an elaborate index, helpful to any genealogy student interested in researching Georgian ancestors.

James Edward Oglethorpe established Georgia as a colony for English debtors. Confederate president Jeff Davis was arrested in a thicket of wood near Irwinville by the Fourth Regiment of Michigan cavalry. Georgia is also the birthplace of the cotton gin and the Cherokee alphabet and home to the oldest U.S. state college.

This volume outlines significant landmarks and monuments and the people and events behind them. Georgia's Landmarks, Memorials and Legends is the comprehensive guide to the colorful tales, heroes, and legends that arose from the state's unique heritage.

Part 2 of this two-part volume contains reminiscences of historic figures, local Indian legends, Revolutionary and Civil War stories, and a guide to cemeteries and churchyards.

Lucian Lamar Knight was educated at Princeton and was compiler of the state records of Georgia. He also wrote parts 1 and 2 of Georgia's Landmarks, Memorials and Legends: Volume 2.

Author Biography

Lucian Lamar Knight's love of his native Georgia was a constant in his seemingly itinerant professional life. His roots were there, having been born in Atlanta in 1868, and he was graduated from the University of Georgia in 1888. Perhaps his father, George Walton Knight, who was a Confederate general, lawyer, and cotton merchant, nursed his love for the South. Whatever the reason, Knight's affection for the history and people of his native state was never far from his heart. An accomplished attorney, newspaperman, and minister, Knight hopscotched professionally from one vocation to another. He left the legal profession to join the Atlanta Constitution . That began a series of moves landing him in Washington, D.C., Europe, Los Angeles, and finally back to Georgia. In a seemingly perfect fit of interest and skill, he became archivist of Georgia state records in 1913. In the preface of Georgia's Landmarks, Memorials, and Legends, Knight recounts his research adventures in uncovering the wealth of information contained in the compilation. Four years of his leisure time were spent poring over court documents, old newspaper articles, and burial ground tombstones, all to accurately recount the history of his beloved home state. Originally published in 1913 and 1914, this work stands as an accurate historical reference of Georgia at that time. He died in 1933 at the age of sixty-five and is remembered in the American National Biography as a writer, poet, historian, speaker, and master of ceremonies.